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20:00 <br />18:00 <br />16:00 <br />14:00 <br />12:00 <br />10:00 <br />08::00 <br />06:00 <br />04:00 <br />02:00 <br />00:00 <br />Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />0 <br />Figure 61: 2012 Response Time by Hour of Day - SFFD <br />1 1 <br />IV lir .- <br />rIrl 1 1 rumors -room Err <br />I i i i i i i rrri ui i rrr■■ri i <br />111111111111 1111111111 <br />111111111111 .11111111� <br />2 3 4 5 <br />7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 <br />■ Average ■ 80th U 90th <br />As with RFD, SFFD experiences a more stable response performance, albeit longer, with only a slight <br />increase in overall performance during the overnight hours. <br />Mutual anc Automatic Aid Programs <br />Communities have traditionally forged limited agreements to share resources under circumstances of <br />extreme emergencies or disasters. These agreements, known as mutual aid agreements, allow one <br />community to request the resources of another in order to mitigate an emergency situation or disaster <br />that threatens lives or property. There are numerous mutual aid agreements, both formal and informal, <br />in place between fire, police, and emergency medical agencies within the study area, both with <br />participating departments and those surrounding the study area. <br />However, it is important to define the level of mutual aid systems in place in this region. Mutual aid can <br />take several forms, and this analysis of mutual aid programs will begin with a brief explanation of the <br />various types of mutual aid systems used by the fire service in various parts of North America. <br />Basic Mutuo/ Aid upon Request <br />This form of mutual aid is the most basic and is typically permitted under broad public laws that allow <br />communities to share resources upon request during times of disaster or during local and regional <br />emergencies. Often, these broad laws permit communities to make decisions quickly regarding mutual <br />aid under specified limitations of liability. These broad laws can allow a community to tap into <br />resources from their immediate neighbors, as well as very distant resources in communities with which <br />page 66 <br />4.,Emcrgency Services Consulting, <br />